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Author
Language
English
Description
As we enjoy the Internet's bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? Carr describes how human thought has been shaped through the centuries by "tools of the mind"--from the alphabet to maps, to the printing press, the clock, and the computer--and interweaves recent discoveries in neuroscience. Now, he expands his argument into a compelling exploration of the Internet's intellectual and cultural consequences. Our brains, scientific...
6) Baby brains
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Even though the new baby of Mr. and Mrs. Brains is very intelligent, they realize that he is still just a baby.
Author
Series
Dear dumb diary year two volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Jamie's struggles continue with school issues and grades, especially in math, as she ponders life's big questions.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the evolution of the mind, from apes, Neanderthals, and human ancestors to a burst of creativity that began about fifty thousand years ago, suggesting that the mind will continue to evolve, with enhanced reasoning abilities, ethics, and other changes.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Hofstadter's long-awaited return to the themes of Gödel, Escher, Bach--an original and controversial view of the nature of consciousness and identity. What do we mean when we say "I"? Can a self, a soul, a consciousness, an "I" arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here? This book argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is a special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains. Deep down,...
16) One smart goose
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A goose who likes to wash in a muddy pond is teased by the other geese, until they realize that he is the only one not chased by the fox.
Author
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal overturns everything we thought we knew about human intelligence, and asks the question: would humans be better off as narwhals? Or some other, less brainy species? There's a good argument to be made that humans might be a less successful animal species precisely because of our amazing, complex intelligence. All our unique gifts like language, math, and science do not make us happier or more "successful" (evolutionarily...
